Coyote Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. Situated north-northwest of Mount Hunt.

Description

Coyote Lake lies in a

cirque A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...

nearly surrounded by several unnamed peaks each nearly above sea level. Coyote Lake sits in a

at the head of Open Canyon and can be reached from the

Open Canyon Trail The Open Canyon Trail is a long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trail begins at a junction with the Valley Trail and is most easily accessed with a hike on the Valley Trail from the trailhead near the ...

but requires off trail navigation to access. The lake is located at the head of the south fork on the Open Canyon trail. In 1927 The Pinehole Roundup printed an article titled, "Two Weeks in the Rockies With a Forest Ranger by C.H. McDonald. In the article Coyote Lake was described as "Mud Lake". The writer detailed a story about their horse becoming stuck in the lake mud and struggling to free itself.

References

Lakes of Grand Teton National Park {{wyoming-geo-stub